High-fat diet bad for your heart
Why is being overweight so damaging to your cardiovascular system? Recent research from the United Kingdom offers a new understanding: Seems obese people have more immune system CD4+ T-cells than normal-weight people.
These T-cells are designed to help fight off infection, in part by triggering inflammation. But the T-cells proliferate when you accumulate excess body fat (especially belly fat).
They infiltrate that bulging adipose tissue (maybe they’re trying to fight it off like an infection), further increasing bodywide inflammation.
And that inflammation makes your arteries more vulnerable to becoming stiff, scarred and accumulating plaque that can break off and cause a heart attack or stroke.
So if you need one more reason to stay committed to a healthy diet and weight control, here it is: Being overweight messes with your immune system. TIME FOR AN EMAIL DETOX
We bet you know the feeling of being tethered to your work morning, noon and night. That’s because work-related emails come in at all hours — on your phone, your tablet, your laptop!
Interestingly, the French government recently determined that the 24/7 workplace is unfair to employees.
It’s now the law there that employees cannot be expected to answer emails outside of business hours. We say, smart move!
One study published in Computers and Human Behavior found that people who limited their email time reduced their stress level; ended up in a better mood; improved sleep quality; felt more (not less) socially connected; and, in an unexpected twist, had higher self-perceived productivity.
So try to cut back on your email obsession. Give it a week and see if you feel more relaxed and get more done.
Check email after 6 p.m. as infrequently as possible.
Set a limit on how many times a day you check work email: first thing in the morning, once midmorning, once at lunch, once midafternoon and once before you go home.
End of the day: Answer all the emails you need to, then turn off your notifications. Email questions for Mehmet Oz and Mike Roizen to youdocsdaily@sharecare.com.